Thursday music corner: Humble Pie were an English rock group formed in 1969 from members of other groups. Lead singer Steve Marriott (1947-91) had attained fame as a child performing Lionel Bart’s smash hit stage production of Oliver!, and as an adult hit the pop charts during the 1960s Beat Explosion as the lead singer of the highly successful mod pop group the Small Faces, whose hits included Itchykoo Park and Lazy Sunday. Marriott was joined in Humble Pie by Peter Frampton (formerly of the Herd), who would later achieve huge solo fame in America in the 1970s with his mega-selling album Frampton Comes Alive!, plus Greg Ridley (Spooky Tooth) and Jerry Shirley (Apostolic Intervention).
Black Coffee was written by Tina Turner and originally performed by Ike & Tina Turner on their 1972 album Feel Good. Humble Pie covered the song for their seventh album, 1973’s double album Eat It. While the song didn’t chart strongly, it became a staple of their live sets. This video clip is from the band’s March 1973 performance on the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test programme featuring backing vocals from the Blackberries. It’s introduced by BBC DJ ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris, who was one of the co-founders of Time Out magazine and still broadcasts on BBC Radio 2.
Humble Pie – Black Coffee (live, 1973)
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